He'll be comin' down the road at the break of day <br />His head thrown back and his guns tied low <br />He's comin' after Jinny wants to take her away but I ain't gonna let her go <br /> <br />Oh he boasted in town but she loved him he said she'd be his with the sun <br />He said anyone try to stop him would be just one more notch on his gun <br />They say that he's headstrong and handsome his hair's blowin' wild and free <br />And they got a hold I ain't comin' cause he's a lot younger than me <br />And he'll be comin' down the road... <br /> <br />He hasn't had much education he ain't worked a day in his life <br />He's livin' with some older woman they say she's another man's wife <br />But she wants him needs him and loves him she buys him his clothes and his meals <br />When she finds he's gone she'll be prayin' and Lord I know just how she feels <br />Because he's comin' down the road... <br /> <br />The sun's at his back as he's comin' the smile is cruel on his lip <br />His right hand is slowly descendin' to the sixgun that rest on his hip <br />Then his lower lip strated tremble and he started cryin' as he looked up at me <br />And I picked him up I said son you're only four years old <br />And you know Jinny's only three <br />So come on in the house and have some cookies and milk <br />And he did and the tears turned to smiles <br />And I called up his mama I drove him home <br />And Jinny's safe at least for a little while<br /><br />Sheldon Allan Silverstein<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/come-after-jinny/
